I am sharing a pretty card today that is a bit of a twist on your regular easel card. My friend, the Paper Pixie, shared this card and I fell in love with it. The star of the card is the gorgeous Splendid Autumn DSP.
Papers
These sheets of DSP from t he Splendid Autumn Designer Series paper pack are beautiful and created by the Stampin’ Up! Design Artists. Those folks are seriously talented. This sheet I used doesn’t necessarily say Autumn, but was so pretty that I used it anyway.
The other colors were pulled from the DSP of course. I chose a darker background of Old Olive for the card base. And with the pop of Basic White for a layer everything seems to really shine. The most difficult to choose was the sentiment layer. I ended up with Fresh Freesia. But I held up every light pinkish purple we have to see which looked best. The Fresh Freesia was a definite winner. Plus it further takes it away from Autumn. This shows the range of uses with this package of DSP for sure.
Stamps
The beautifully scripted sentiment is one of two from the Autumn Expressions stamp set that I used. The other is on the inside of the card. I wanted something that was bold and would stand out from the papers. This worked both in size and beauty. It really gets the sentiment across to the recipient!
Extras
The extras on this card are simple as is everything else. I used the two largest of this rounded rectangle frame from the Nested Essential Dies. They really named this Die set appropriately. It truly is an essential between the circles, rectangles and banners.
The second “extra” is a simple one. I used a single bling to adorn the sentiment layer. This is one of the lighter pinks from the 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gens. The boldness of the sentiment really did not need much assistance to stand out.
Measurements
The measurements are simple. However, The Paper Pixie on 10-09-2024 episode demonstrated this. She has the video as well as measurements on her page. NOTE: The mechanism which allows the sentiment layer to stand free is the trick to this card. My first time making it, I adhered the panels prior to adding this mechanism. Don’t do like I did!!
- The card base is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 scored at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4.
- The inside White is 4 X 5 1/4. The two front panels White measures 1 7/8 X 5 1/4 each.
- The DSP was cut down from 6 X 6, to 6 X 5 1/8. Then cut two strips that are 1 3/4 X 5 1/8 and one that is 1 X 5 1/8. Keep these in order to show the scene properly. You also have a leftover piece for later.
- The mechanism is a piece of Fresh Freesia measuring 2 X 2 that is scored at 1, turned and cut at 1. This leaves two 1 X 2 pieces that are scored across the middle.
- After adhering the DSP to the two White layers, add a mechanism to the underside of the inside , centered, of each. You are adhering the strip under the white and in the center which leaves the other half standing up. Place these so they are back to back when the two panels are attached to the card.
- After stamping and Die cutting the sentiment layers, fold the mechanisms over their panels and add adhesive to them. Now simply center the sentiment over top. This allows the sentiment to swing free when the panels stand up.
- The final step is to adhere the inside White panel. Next add the thin DSP strip, WITH Dimensionas against the right edge. The DSP strip is the bumper for the easel and needs the height from the dimensionals.
Again, if this is confusing, The Paper Pixie has a great video.
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very pretty card